The rise of Womanism: Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon

…Union matters! podcast: Perils of peacemaking How to revitalize a church through music and drama Fourteen African-American women scholars were invited to Richmond, Virginia, to participate in a womanist conference that critiqued the complex cultural histories and international globalization in today’s political domain. “Womanism,” as it’s called, has been a social movement of liberation ever since Alice Walker coined the…

A call to surrender

…now a growing sense of foreboding clouds the atmosphere. In his book entitled, “Strength to Love,” Dr. King observes that “It is midnight in the social order.” The church must be clear about its role and its response because the world is watching. Drawing from the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:43-45 (NRSV), Dr. King reminds us that we…

Black Lives Matter! MLK

…28, 1955, in Mississippi. Medgar Wiley Evers, a civil rights activist and NAACP field secretary for the state of Mississippi, was murdered in his driveway on June 12, 1963. Four black girls (Addie Mae Collins, Carol Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley) were killed when four members of the Ku Klux Klan bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in…

Reformation Tour: Appreciating Luther’s convictions

…experienced it, he lived it, he shared it with the world. So should we, for the church is in constant need to be reformed. Leon & Jacky Dorleans are serving the Lord in Haiti. Jacky supervises four schools (pre-K through 9th grade) with 1,487 students. Leon is the founder of Haiti Outreach Ministries (HOM) serving the Lord in Haiti since…

Congregational Corner: Take on, A Moment of Silence

…it encourages the individual to find silence in the midst of chaos. It is both a dream of mine to enjoy this and a great fear! While in seminary, a classmate made it a regular habit to take Saturday mornings to be quiet and have Sabbath time. As I think about how this might play out in my own life,…

Congregational Corner: When the world changed

…spent with my grandparents while I was tracked out of school. I struggled to understand what was going on. I was in 8th grade and knew enough to know this wasn’t good, but also was aware that I didn’t know enough. In the following months, I watched with friends as the world we were only just beginning to understand faded…

Alec Powell: The Unconventional Call

…Theology & Food Justice Nancy Myer: Lifelong learning Senator Scott: Finding community and connection Colleen Earp: Camping, conservation, and chickens In “Reference” to Paula Skreslet Paul Smith: From police officer to pastor Heather Woodworth Brannon advocates for housing justice in Richmond Student Spotlight BY MOLLIE TRAINUM Alec Powell is not the stereotypical seminarian, so it is perhaps not surprising that…

India travel seminar: A dream fulfilled

This is post 4 of 11 in the series “India travel seminar” India travel seminar begins India travel seminar: Religious and cultural diversities India travel seminar: Deep care & kindness India travel seminar: A dream fulfilled India travel seminar: Spirit of the Sikhs India travel seminar: Observing faith formation practices India travel seminar: Andhara Christian Theological College India travel seminar:…

“Race”: The Basis of Social Injustice

…the justification for various forms of human degradation, social inequality, and structural injustice. Conclusion: Race is a synthetic idea. The synthetic idea of race has a definite genesis in the Enlightenment period.[2] Although there is evidence of racialized thought as early as the seventh century in China and the eighth century in Japan, race as an academic and codified construct…

Generosity on a Budget

…giving. Be certain to screen the charities, Stinson said, to ascertain their accountability and effectiveness. This stress on generous giving to charities is consistent with the teaching of Paul in his second letter to the church in Corinth. The Apostle told them of the generous giving of the churches in Macedonia and encouraged them to excel in generous giving also….

Congregational Corner: God’s Good Time

…and comforts us, sending us reminders that an answer is coming (even if it isn’t in the way we are looking for). All in God’s good time. As I encounter challenges and struggles in both my professional and my personal life, these words echo in my heart. These are the words which calm my racing heart and help me to…

Congregational Corner: Take on, Loving Yourself

…here in verse 31 – “love yourself”. As we learn to truly love God, we learn to love ourselves through the understanding that we are created in God’s image. It is an incredible thing to consider that God, the purest form of love there is, created each and every one of us in that same form of pure love. It…

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